Quote Originally Posted by Nixxe View Post
I was hardly the one focusing on Wolf Marks. That was you, who seemed to balk at the suggestion of actually removing all rewards, as opposed to just XP. I only named them to emphasize that when I said all, I meant all. No Frontline roulette, no tomestones, no XP, no Wolf Marks, ranked Feast rewards, no nothing. Let PVP live or die solely on its merits as intrinsically enjoyable repetitive content fueled by a supposedly passionate following.
Okay, let's play that card.

Do the same thing for Expert roulette and watch it die. Why? Because that's entirely WHY people run Expert roulette. Sure, there's someone out there that loves dungeons just that much, but then they could just queue for their favorite ones over and over, regardless of any bonuses. The difference here is that where PvP gives tomes, Expert and plenty of other PvE content gives more. So what WAS an active PvPer doing it for? Not wolf marks. You were capped. Not XP, there was none to get back then. Frontline Roulette? Everyone was playing Shatter anyways. Until Wonderous Tails, you were getting a Shatter match no matter what. Ranked Feast rewards? Hey guess what the prize was every other season? THE SAME THING. And people would still compete. Tomes? It'd take several matches to equal one roulette. If you wanted tomes THAT BAD, you weren't gonna PvP for them. Nice bonus to have - for an endgame activity - but hardly the big draw.

Thing is, you're trying to take it to the extreme of removing all rewards. Few people afked for tomes, especially when there were better options. Or is that common behavior in dungeons and raids? I've pinpointed the fact that afking and leeching wasn't anywhere near as big a problem until XP was being given. And even then, it's STILL not the best source. There's no need to go to extremes, unless of course you're prepared to see it applied across the board.